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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Jerusalem in 1922; attended Rawdat Al-Ma’aref School; moved to Beirut in 1937, and studied at the AUB for two years; returned to Jerusalem and joined the family business (crops and food industry) following his father’s health deterioration in 1939; co-founder of the Jerusalem Electricity Company and its Treasurer and Board member until his resignation in 1968; co-founder, of the Jerusalem Cigarette Company in Bethlehem in 1960; served as its General Manager and Board of Trustees Chairman; tried to establish with other businessmen a Palestinian cement company but was denied the permit by Israeli authorities; founded the Arab Investment Company in 1994 and the Arab Care Company for Medical Services in 1995.
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